Genes and Behavior

Genes determine basic behavior, like the behavior associated with being a predator. Or avoiding being eaten by a predator. This we know to be true because millions, zillions, of years of evolution must have shaped genes ... especially in mammals with with their whopping big brains and all ... to have genetically coded behaviors.http://www.bloggingwv.com/love-everybody-even-the-squirrelly-ones/

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Or, perhaps not. Perhaps we need a slightly different view of behavioral genetics. (click on the picture to see the whole story..)

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Here, have a go at it. Even better, if you can get the actual paper and dissect it on your blog, let me know so I can link to that. Have fun! Good Behavior, Religiousness May Be Genetic:
tags: researchblogging.org, Brown paper wasp,
If there's one thing about antivaxers, it's that they're single-minded beyond belief. No matter what the chronic health problem, it's always about the vaccines. To them, vaccines are always the cause. Autism? Vaccines must be the cause. Asthma? vaccines. Diabetes? Obviously vaccines.
Or at least "Darwinism" whatever the hell that means these days. I guess they couldn't keep quiet all day. UD's new argument is an easily dismissed straw man. It goes like this.